2019: ASSOCIATED PRESS (316)

JANUARY

National parks dealing with vandals, human waste in shutdown

Tops on House Democrats’ to-do list: Try to end shutdown

Trump reclaims spotlight with long, rambling Cabinet meeting

US employers added a stellar 312,000 jobs in December

Welcome to the jungle: New Dems get early political lesson

Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’

Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time

Pence says Trump’s wall claim was ‘impression’

Source: Rosenstein expected to leave Justice in weeks

Texas landowners prepare wall fight; Trump to visit border

US approved thousands of child bride requests

TV station backs off accusation that CNN played politics

Pence’s pickle: How to bargain when no one speaks for Trump

Trump’s AG nominee: ‘Vitally important’ Mueller finish work

Trump’s burger-fest brings roasting from late-night TV hosts

2020 Democrats face a choice: Fight Trump or ignore him?

Congress to probe report that Trump directed lawyer to lie

Horrifying fireball at ruptured Mexico oil pipeline kills 21

U.S. diocese, school apologize after students mock Indigenous, demonstrator

Venezuela puts down mutiny by national guard unit

Supreme Court revives Trump’s transgender military ban

Giuliani’s media blitz draws ire of Trump and some allies

Shutdown drags Trump approval to yearlong low

Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge

In Trump ally Stone’s case, Mueller finds crime in cover-up

Poll: Most Americans oppose Trump’s foreign policy

Rand Paul awarded more than $580K after neighbor’s attack

FEBRUARY

US employers add robust 304K jobs; joblessness up to 4 pct.

Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does the same

Trump campaign takes steps to prevent a challenge within GOP

Ex-Gov. Weld back in the GOP as he mulls Trump challenge

Fact Check: Trump’s claims in his State of Union address

Russian official: Another nuclear pact with US in trouble

Bloomberg to announce 2020 decision by end of month

Google is accused of doing a deal with Russia to censor Government-banned websites from its searches

California governor to draw down guard troops at border

Negotiators say they’ve agreed on border bill

Howard Dean to head new Dem voter data exchange

Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Trump chooses Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general

House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict

Mueller report not expected next week

Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change

House panel OKs subpoena over family separations at border

Trump, Kim summit collapses amid failure to reach deal

MARCH

Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public

W. Va. GOP responds to controversy over Anti-Muslim display

Guidelines ask agents to target Spanish speakers at border

‘He said, he said’ – Who can you trust in Cohen-Trump saga?

Town by town, local journalism is dying in plain sight

Democrats turn to blue-collar Milwaukee for 2020 convention

A state Senate race in Iowa is drawing presidential hopefuls

Trump appreciates Pelosi’s ‘statement against impeachment’

Democrat Beto O’Rourke announces 2020 White House bid

Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged

O’Rourke apologizes for teen writings, rhetoric toward wife

Death toll in mosque attacks rises to 50

Warren embraces underdog role as she faces 2020 challenges

Records show FBI was probing Micheal Cohen long before raid

Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller

Mueller concludes Russia probe, delivers report to AG Barr

Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open

Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump’s re-election weapon

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys say all criminal charges dropped

Maddow, other MSNBC hosts see ratings drop, Fox up

Fact Check: Trump twists facts of a migrant girl’s death

Biden defends his behavior with women

APRIL

Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report

Commander in Cheat? New book recounts golf misdeeds by Trump

Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’

White House pulls nomination to lead ICE head

FBI: NY man threatened to kill Minn. Congresswoman

Bernie Sanders finds himself in new role as front-runner

Inside 12 days of turmoil that shook Homeland Security

Bernie Sanders relaunches ‘Medicare for All’ amid 2020 glare

Avenatti charged with embezzlement, fraud, cheating on taxes

Biden to campaign as extension of Obama’s political movement

Unions urge Democrats to focus on kitchen table economics

Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war

North Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided weapon

Key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s Russia report

2020 campaign trail runs through churches in South Carolina

Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207

Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases

Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks

Some women of color frustrated by Biden’s presidential bid

Trump speaks to a weakened National Rifle Association

Officials: 4 injured in shooting at California synagogue

New group launches to harness political power of women

Pelosi warns Barr against ‘obstructing Congress’

MAY

Barr questioning comes amid report of Mueller frustration

Empty chair and a prop chicken: Barr skips Mueller hearing

U.S. jobless rate drops to 49-year low

North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into sea

Let’s make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition

UN report says nature is in worst shape in human history

Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqui prisoner

Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House

US B-52 bombers land in Qatar over unspecified Iran threat

US government records $160.3 billion April surplus

Polish nationalists protest US over Holocaust claims

Kudlow’s admission about who pays tariffs contradicts Trump

Source: Prosecutor to examine Russia probe origins

Alabama ban on nearly all abortions in GOP governor’s hands

Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks

Mueller probe lawyer does jury duty stint in NYC

Louisiana governor breaks with Democratic Pary on abortion

Jimmy Carter finds a renaissance in 2020 Democratic scramble

Harris wants to fine companies that pay men more than women

‘Medicare for All’s’ rich benefits ‘leapfrog’ other nations

NYPD officer says he inflated charge against Eric Garner

Trump’s campaign centered on fighting Democrats, not policy

NKorea says talks won’t resume unless US changes position

Judge halts plan to build parts of border wall

North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment

Ex-defence secretary Jim Mattis has book coming this summer

Democrats up requirements for 2nd round of primary debates

JUNE

Pompeo: No ‘preconditions’ for Iran talks

Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report

Joe Biden’s $5T climate plan: Net zero emissions by 2050

D-Day 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen troops

US employers added a weak 75,000 jobs in May

Kamala Harris says prosecutor past will help defeat Trump

Hong Kong to push ahead with bill that sparked huge protest

As president, Harris would pursue Trump obstruction case

UN chief: World can’t afford Gulf confrontation

US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement

Hong Kong leader delays unpopular bill; activists want more

Buttigieg returns to South Bend after man killed by police

Manafort dodges Rikers Island, will stay in federal custody in New York

Iran says Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone

Migrant children describe neglect at Texas border facility

Iranian hackers wage cyber campaign amid tensions with US

Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’

Sanders, progressives unveil bill to cancel student debt

Iran calls new US sanctions ‘outrageous and idiotic’

Father-daughter border drowning highlights migrants’ perils

US economy grew at solid 3.1% rate in first quarter

Trump jokes to Putin: ‘Don’t meddle in the election’

Wide grins and historic handshake for Trump, Kim at DMZ

JULY

Harris lands 2020 endorsement from 2 Black Caucus members

Iran breaches uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal

Trump Facebook ads use models to portray actual supporters

Harris says busing should be considered, not mandated

Williamson warns US elections could become more like Iran’s

Biden says he was wrong in comments about segregationists

Federal grand jury probing GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy

Dems want Acosta to quit for role in fanancier’s sex plea

Epstein story shows investigative journalism is thriving

Trump plans new move to force citizenship question on census

Pentagon in its longest-ever stretch of leadership limbo

New election systems use vulnerable software

Trump moves to end asylum protections for Central Amerians

North Korea suggests it might lift weapons test moratorium

Trump voters cringe and shrug at tweets while Democrats rage

Trump leans on issue of race in bid for a 2nd term in 2020

The heat goes on: June toastiest on record, July may follow

In reversal, Trump disavows criticism of chanting crowd

Mueller’s testimony poses risk for Trump, but also Democrats

Puerto Rico prepares for massive protest to expel governor

ICE releases US citizen, 18, wrongfully detained near border

Teen US citizen says he lost 26 pounds in border detention

2020 tests if Dems can win enough black voters without Obama

High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall

Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest: largest in decades

In early fundraising surge, vulnerable House Dems bank cash

Capital One target of massive data breach

Trump ‘rodent’ tweets ring true at Kushner-owned apartments

AUGUST

After ‘Send her back!’ chant, Ohio rally a test for Trump

China threatens retaliation for Trump’s planned tariff hike

Dayton mayor says gunman who killed 9 wore armor

Classmates: Ohio shooter kept a ‘hit list’ and a ‘rape list’

GOP governor urges gun sale background checks after shooting

Trump heads to Dayton, El Paso, facing protests

Lawyers: Crusius’ mom asked police about weapons

Trump head for golf club holiday – but summer storms loom

Police Officer Placed on Leave After Confederate Flag, KKK Application Seen By Black House Hunter During Viewing

Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ spring to caucuses begins

US delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others

Epstein guards suspected of falsifying logs

Israel will bar US lawmakers Omar, Tlaib from entering, deputy FM confirms

Migrant kids separated at border faced abuse in foster homes

Pelosi assails ‘weakness’ of Trump, Netanyahu

Greenland fallout: Trump’s canceled trip blindsides Denmark

Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says he’s running for Senate

Making a case to women: Trump female defenders go on offense

At global summit, Trump facing limits of go-it-alone stance

Trump signals some regret on China trade war

Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin

Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk

Biden: Racism in US is institutional, ‘white man’s problem’

Trump admin to roll back rules on climate-changing methane

DNC to recommend scrapping Iowa, Nevada virtual caucus plans

Woman tosses Molotov cocktail into Fla. Citizenship office

SEPTEMBER

U.S. mass killings reach total for all of 2018

Tens of thousands in Hong Kong boycott first day of school

UK Parliament takes on pivotal day on Brexit

US watchdog: Separated migrant children suffered trauma

More women say opera legend Domingo harassed, pursued them

Mr Never Wrong: Storm spat underscores Trump’s mindset

Agency reverses course on Trump’s Alabama hurricane claim

Manager: Trump family building ‘dynasty’ for decades to come

Congress returns to McConnell’s legislative ‘graveyard’

Inside Bolton’s exit: Mongolia, a mustache, a tweet

Biden looks like a front-runner, until he doesn’t

Coming for your AR-15? O’Rourke scrambles Dems’ gun message

Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension

Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack

Ocasio-Cortez backs liberal challenger to Dem congressman

Jimmy Carter says he couldn’t have managed presidency at 80

Despite his tough talk, Trump is leery of foreign conflict

US military to present Trump with several options on Iran

Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaign

At UN, Trump to face questions about Ukraine, Iran, allies

UK Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal

New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more

Census: Inequality grew, including in heartland states

Kremlin says it hopes U.S. would not release Trump-Putin calls, like it did with Ukraine

McConnell: If House acts, Senate must have trial

Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

GOP split over impeachment pushback as Democrats plow ahead

OCTOBER

Pompeo says impeachment depositions not feasible

Pompeo acknowledges he was on Trump call at center of probe

Trump calls for China to investigate Bidens

‘Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth’: Sasse decries Trump’s call for probe

Trump seethes over impeachment inquiry and slams critics

US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft

US to step aside for Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria

Trump to host Turkish leader as he considers invading Syria

Former SC Rep. Trey Gowdy joins Trump legal team

White House aides try disappearing act amid impeachment talk

Diplomat removed after upholding protocol, ex-official says

Anatomy of the phone call now imperiling Trump’s presidency

Esper says Trump orders US troops to leave northern Syria

Syrian army pushes north as US prepares to withdraw troops

US troops leaving Syria to move to Iraq, Kuwait

Warren and Sanders stockpile millions more than 2020 rivals

Baltimore Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings has died

Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire

Rooney steps out: GOP member ‘thinking’ about impeachment

Caught up in Trump impeachment, US diplomats fight back

Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing US troops

Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’

Iraq official: US Troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks

Hundreds flee fire in California wine country amid blackouts

US may send troops, armored vehicles to Syrian oil fields

Kamala Harris skipping South Carolina forum over Trump award

US official says IS leader believed dead in US raid in Syria

WH official won’t testify in impeachment probe without order

Joe Biden holds campaign rally in Durham

Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran

Poll: Trump approval steady as impeachment rages

NOVEMBER

Impeachment inquiry focuses on 2 White House lawyers

Trump cites impeachment in Miss. campaign pitch

US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

Trump: Whistleblower ‘must be brought forward to testify’

Elections in 4 states offer tests of 2020 voter enthusiasm

Sources: State Dept. worried about defending ambassador

Trump denies he wanted Barr to publicly clear him

Ivanka Trump: impeachment aimed at undoing 2016 vote

Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview

‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed at Alabama appearance

Donald Trump Jr. talk marked by anger over no questions

Supreme Court lets Sandy hook shooting lawsuit go forward

Lawsuit could deactivate 234,000 voters in Wisconsin

Poll: Americans struggle to ID true facts

Rough transcript of first Trump-Zelenskiy call released

Impeachment testimony comes from White House budget official

Edwards speaks to supporters after victory

US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety

House puts out testimony from official who heard Trump call

Unpredictable Sondland faces questions about Trump, Ukraine

‘Corruption’ probe meant Bidens, impeachment witnesses say

AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

Pence on surprise Iraq trip to reassure Kurds, greet troops

Bloomberg vows to refuse donations, presidential salary

Esper says Trump ordered him to allow SEAL to keep status

How a small stretch of ocean stirred a conservation movement

Impeachment fight leaves voters cold in contested Wisconsin

Furious, China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills

Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis

UK police: Suspect in attack had served time for terrorism

DECEMBER

‘I know Joe’s heart’: Why black voters are backing Joe Biden

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost church over $4B

Trump calls Democrats impeachment push “unpatriotic”

NATO leaders appear to gossip about Trump in unguarded chat

Pelosi to deliver public statement on Trump impeachment

US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%

Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist

Pensacola naval base shooting tests US-Saudi relations

Interview: Warren says voters are ready for female ticket

Pelosi expected to announce North American trade pact

Jersey City’s mayor says gunmen targeted kosher market

Judiciary panel debates Trump impeachment, moves toward vote

House committee to take historic vote on Trump impeachment

Wisconsin judge: 234K voter registrations should be tossed

Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets

Turbulence shakes Democrats going into final debate of 2019

McSally ‘hasn’t been convinced’ Trump should be impeached

Judge tosses Paul Manafort’s fraud case in New York

Putin: Trump impeachment ‘far-fetched,’ Senate will acquit

Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal

Singer Etheridge, big Warren donors and souvenir wine bottle

Trump slams ‘unfair’ Pelosi delay, rallies conservatives

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Trump calls troops ahead of Christmas holiday

Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s vow for ‘total coordination’ with White House for impeachment trial

At each end of the Pacific, skepticism over China farm purchases

Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon

DJ Don Imus dead at 79

5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in rabbi’s New York home

2020 Watch: Messy primary finally meets election year

Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy

News Source: Associated Press

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